Parasites and human evolution

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 218-228

  Perry, George H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural transition; Hominin evolution; Hookworms; Human population history; Lice; Malaria; Tapeworms

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; CESTODA; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 84922266264     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21427     Document Type: Article

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